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Does Your Small Business Need a Website?

With the popularity of social media and other shortened forms of digital media, many business owners find themselves questioning whether or not having a website is a worthwhile expense. While the cost of keeping a website up to date — and that of developing it in the first place — can

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Why Delegation Is Vital for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are independent. It’s one of the personality traits that turn them from employees to entrepreneurs. But it’s also a personality trait that can be a downfall when left unchecked. Why is this? Because no one person can handle everything that comes with running a fledgling business. Marketing is one of the

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Leadership

Leadership After Failure

Failure. It’s not something that any business wants to go through, but unfortunately it happens more often than not. Perhaps the failure was a long time coming, or maybe things went awry overnight. Regardless of the timing, it can be exceedingly difficult for a leader to rally the troops, so

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Best Practices for Improving Leadership Skills

Creating a positive working environment is a goal for most in leadership positions. Whether it’s a simple group project in college or a CEO leading a Fortune 500 company, the characteristics of a good leader remain the same. Review the “Best Places to Work” list on Glassdoor, and most of

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Getting the Most Out of Instagram Hashtags

Hashtags have carved an interesting path in the world of social media: starting off on Twitter, they never quite took off on Facebook, and have instead become the backbone of Instagram marketing. Just the mere adding of # symbol to your post can turn any word or phrase into a

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Being a celebrity publicist in a post-truth era

A new drama “Flack” is out, centered on the fast-paced and chaotic world of celebrity publicist Robyn, played by Anna Paquin. The series begins with a familiar dilemma: a famous chef is on the brink of being exposed as a cheater and womaniser, and Robyn knows to district the public

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branding tips

Creating Strong Brand Messaging 

Marketing is a universal language. No matter what type of product or service a business offers, the foundational principle remains the same: reach as many eyes as possible, with the most amount of results. Whether the aim is sales or simply just education, creating a unified and strong brand message

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Coming Back from A Negative Review

Coming Back from A Negative Review

Every business, no matter the size, has to deal with a spat of bad publicity every now and then. It’s an unfortunate side effect of offering a product or service to consumers — not everyone will be satisfied every time. And that’s okay. What matters the most is the way

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